NYCEAC’s Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs)

The NYCEAC coordinates and facilitates two teams, one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn. The Manhattan-based team is called the Elder Abuse Case Coordination and Review Team (EACCRT); the Brooklyn-based team is called the Brooklyn MDT.

Although the two teams are designed differently, both offer a central response point for the agencies and people working on elder abuse cases in the community. In addition, they both utilize a case consultation model to improve the health and quality of life for older adults. This is accomplished through: reviewing, discussing and coordinating cases of elder abuse and neglect; identifying systemic and resource problems that can be brought to the attention of others for strategizing and intervention; and identifying research needs.

In addition, both MDTs serve as an important informational resource for professionals working in the health, mental health, public safety, justice/legal, victim assistance and social service systems.

Professionals throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan have an opportunity to present complex elder abuse cases to the MDTs in these boroughs to receive recommendations on assessment and interventions from the teams. For more information, please refer to the individual sections of this website – EACCRT and Brooklyn MDT.

The NYC Elder Abuse Center’s staff and team members conduct orientations on the MDTs – their goals, structure and intake processes – so that professionals will understand how to access the teams’ services and how best to present cases to the teams. Click here for more information about these training opportunities.

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